Here's a little bonus ep to tide you over until the next main episode. It's a excerpt from my interview with Liz Riley where we go deep on figuring out who you are and, asking what you want from life, and thinking about how you want to be remembered and why periods of alone time are so important for figuring that stuff out. This is something I've experienced and I think that's why it really resonated with me. I also thin it's relevant to the whole wellness world as so much of our identities get tied up with being the 'healthy one', but what's left when we strip that all away? Expect some serious real talk, and fodder for thought. Some of the sound is a little weird in places but stick with it, it's all good.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode may not be suitable for people with active eating disorders or those who are vulnerable.
Buckle up kids because this is a really emotional episode. Laura Dennison and Eve Simmons, the brilliant geniuses behind Not Plant Based (a website for troubled eaters) are sharing the stories of their eating disorders. Both have completely different perspectives and share the own stories of struggle and recovery. We also talk about some of the problems with social media and the wellness industry. Plus where you should turn for help. I couldn't be more grateful to Laura and Eve for being so open and honest about this difficult subject. If you suspect you or someone you know is suffering from an eating disorder, please go to laurathomasphd.co.uk or notplantbased.com for further help and resources.
Shut the front door. You guys, it's Jessica Murnane, author of the One Part Plant cookbook, host of the One Part Podcast, and all round cool lady. We talk about all the things in this episode; writing a cookbook, endometriosis, connecting people, celebrating other people's wins, and getting to the point. Plus Jessica gets the award for most crazy things you can fit into one year. We talk favourite TV (Jessica explaining Bake Off is the cutest), and she can't help but ask me a question too!
Shut the front door. You guys, it's Jessica Murnane, author of the One Part Plant cookbook, host of the One Part Podcast, and all round cool lady. We talk about all the things in this episode; writing a cookbook, endometriosis, connecting people, celebrating other people's wins, and getting to the point. Plus Jessica gets the award for most crazy things you can fit into one year. We talk favourite TV (Jessica explaining Bake Off is the cutest), and she can't help but ask me a question too!
She's back! Friend of the show Pixie Turner aka Plant Based Pixie is here to tell us about the paper she recently published on the relationship between social media use (specifically Instagram) and orthorexic tendencies. Learn what orthorexia is, how it relates to other eating disorders, the connection to social media, and why it's so tricky to treat and diagnose. We also play a round of SBS, have a LOT to say about scope of practice for professionals (nutrition & otherwise), and generally set the world to rights.
This week's guest is photographer Liz Riley - she shares her struggle with bulimia, binge/purge behaviour, and reaching rock bottom. Then when she got a handle on the purging, her eating disorder manifested itself as restriction and over-exercise. Find out how she managed to pull herself out of it with the help of intuitive eating, and changing the way she saw herself.